This tutorial outlines how a student can enroll themselves in a group. Note: This is only available if the faculty member has created a self-enroll group within their OAKS class. Application: OAKS (v10) Tutorial: Student: Self-Enroll in Groups
A rubric is a way of grading users’ performances on assignments by criteria and levels of achievement. Rubrics can be used to assess items in the Discussion, Dropbox, Quizzing, and Grades tools. You can create both Analytic and Holistic rubrics. Application: OAKS (v10) Video Lessons All videos are in .mp4 format # Name Lesson Description Duration Text-based [...]
The News tool enables you to create news items that help communicate course updates, changes, and new information to your users quickly and effectively. Since Course Home is the first page that users often see when they log in or access their courses, the News widget is a good area for displaying important information. The [...]
The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments. As part of your quantifiable assessment procedures, you can use quizzes to help evaluate users’ learning progress and learning outcomes. Uses: Create and manage quiz questions in the Question Library Import questions and quizzes from external content such as publisher files Create and administer online quizzes [...]
Create group work areas for users with the Manage Groups tool. Uses: Organize users’ work on projects and assignments. Create special work areas for users with different learning needs. Users can belong to multiple groups within the same course. For example, each user can simultaneously belong to a group for class projects, a group for [...]
The Calendar tool allows you to arrange and visualize your course events in multiple views and enables integration of course content and your Calendar. You can use iCal to synchronize the Calendar tool to your personal calendars (such as Outlook and Google Calendar, as well as iPhone, Android, and Blackberry). Uses: Provide a place in [...]
Use the Grades tool to give grades on assignments and tests. You can see your individual grades and comments, as well as class averages and feedback. You can also view your final grade and the grade formula used to evaluate you if your grades are released. Uses: Create a grade book for your course Create [...]
Use the Classlist tool to view who’s enrolled in your course, check users’ online statuses, send email or pager messages, view shared locker files, and read their blogs if they have one. Uses: Check online status Check user progress Email users in your course Check enrollment statistics Enroll content assistant and librarian roles Application: OAKS (v10) Video [...]
The Content tool is used to organize course materials, such as the syllabus, lecture notes, readings, etc. Use the Content tool to create, edit, organize, and delete modules and topics in your course. Using the Content tool, you can: Create and edit the modules and topics that make up the course curriculum. Bring course content [...]
The OAKS Dropbox provides a convenient way for students to electronically submit individual and group assignments. Instructors can provide feedback, assign grades, and return submissions with track changes all from a single location. Uses: Collect material such as first drafts or information sheets from students. Collect assignments, presentations, and papers for a grade. Give feedback [...]
